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No. 364,146. Patented May 31, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT -OrrrcE.'

GEORGE VALIANT, or TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BOOT oR SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Ifl'o. 364,146, dated May31, 1887.

Application filed April 11, 1281.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE VALIANT,'of Toronto, in the county of- York,Province of Ontario, and in the Dominion of Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Boots or Shoes and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 shows a perspective view of my button-hole strip or fly'asattached to the quarter; Fig. 2, a detail view of the button-hole fly orstrip separate from the quarter; Fig. 3, a detail transverse sectionalview of the fly and a portion of the quarter to which it is attached;Fig. 4, a perspective view showing a modification of my invention; Fig.5,a similar view showing my invention as applied to buttonflies for mensshoes; Fig. 6, a detail sectional view on line 00 w of Fig.5; Fig. 7, aperspective View showing my invention as applied to a lace-hole strip,and Fig. 8 a detail sectional View of such strip on line 3/ y of Fig. 7.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

The object of my invention isto provide certain improvements inbutton-hole flies and lace-hole strips for boots and shoes and animproved method of attaching such flies and strips to the boot or shoequarters; and to this end my invention consists in the .fly or strip andin the method of attaching the same to the quarters of boots or shoes. Y

In the drawings, A designates the quarter of a boot or shoe, and B thebutton-hole fly or strip, consisting of the strong piece of leather cutto the proper'curve,with the button-holes b b stamped in it, and havingits inner edge split longitudinally, forming the flaps B and 10,669, forinstance, a buttonhole strip made of one piece of leather is sewed tothe flap or fly of the shoe which overlaps it. The lining Serial No.234,405. (No model.)

is then secured by stitching to the lower edge or flap of the fly. Ithas also been the custom to make the button-holes in the fly or flap andre-cnforce them in various ways. Where-a lin- 5 ing is used with thisf0rm,it is cut tofit around the button-holes and is stitched to the fly.

In my patent referred to, the button-hole strip is described and shownas fastened to the quarter only by means of a flap overlapping thebutton-hole strip, to which the upper is stitched. It is my object by mypresent invention to improve on this construction by making the fly andstrip in one piece adapted to be attached to the quarter, so. as tomakea neat t flat seam or junction and enable the edges of the upper andlining to be secured without extra stitching. To accomplish this I splitthe edge of the button-hole-containing strip or lace-hole strip alongits inner edge, so as to form the two flaps B B the former being thefront or outer one and the latter the rear or inner one. The latter flapis preferably made wider than the outer, as shown. The front flap, B, isattached to the edge of 7 the upper and lining of the quarter A by anordinary seam, O, the adjoining edges of the flap and quarter beingfolded inward and attached together by seam-stitching O. .The rear orinner flap, B, then extending beyond this scam, overlaps it and forms asubstitute for the stay or lining usually employed to strengthen thisscam. A line of stitching, E, through the quarter, the lining, and theflap B is then run parallel to the seam G. This obviously not onlyfastens the flap to the quarter, but secures the lining edge at the sametime. Another line of stitching, F, through the two flaps B and B ispreferably run also parallel to the seam, but on the opposite side tothe stitching E. The strip containing the button-holes is thus firmlysecured to the 1 quarter without the intervention of a fly or flap, andthe junction between the strip and quarter is both strong and neat, and,being flat and flexible, is perfectly comfortable to the wearer of theshoe.

In Fig. 4 I show a modified form of my invention. In this form, when itis not desired to make the button-fly in one single piece, but to use aconnecting-strip of other material, as may sometimes be required,particularly in the case of shoes with cloth or felt uppers, the edgesof the connecting-strips of cloth or other material are inserted betweenthe two flaps B and B of the button-hole strip and fastened there bystitching b, which passes through the edge of the connecting-strip andthe two flaps of the button-hole strip. I have shown two lines of suchstitching extending in scallop lines, but do not limit myself to one ormore lines of stitching or to the curvature or direction of such line.As in the case of the button-hole strip described hereinbefore, andshown in Figs. 2 and 3, the front or upper flap, B, is preferably madenarrower than the other.

The edge of the lining D projects in over the top or inner side of therear or inner flap, B, and is fastened thereto by stitching, as shown. I

I am aware of the fact that a shoe-tip has been heretofore made with twoflaps along its upper edge for attachment to the vamp.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A button-holestrip or lace-hole strip provided with button-holes or 1ace-holes andhaving its inner edge split to form attaching-flaps, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

2. A button-hole strip or lace-hole strip having attaching-flaps alongits inner edge, one of which is wider than the other, substantially asand for the purpose shown.

3. A button-hole or lace-hole piece or strip having its inner edge splitto form flaps, the inner or rear one of which is wider than the other,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with the piece containing the button-holes orlace-holes, provided along its inner edge with attaching-flaps, theshoe-quarter and suitable stitching securing the flaps to the quarter,substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In combination with a buttonhole or lacehole strip provided with twoflaps along its inner edge, the quarter of a boot or shoe having itsedge connected by stitching with the front flap, and a line of stitchingfastening the rear flap to the quarter on the inner side thereof,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In combination with abutton-hole or lacehole strip provided with twoflaps along its inner edge, the front one being narrower than the other,the quarter of a boot or shoe having its edge connected by a seam withthe front flap, and a line of stitching connecting the rear or innerflap to the quarter on the inner side thereof, substantially as and forthe purpose shown.

7. In combination with the quarter of aboot or shoe, the combined flyand button-hole or lace-hole strip having the narrow front flap and thewider rear flap along its inner edge, stitching joining the front flapto the edge of the quarter, stitching passing through the quarter andthe flap projecting under the same, and stitching passing through thetwo flaps, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In combination with the quarter of a boot or shoe, a buttonhole'orlace-hole strip having attaching-fiaps along its inner edge,stitchingfastening the front flap to the quarteredge, and stitchingfastening the rear flap to the quarter-lining, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

9. In combination with the quarter of a hoot or shoe, a lining, and abutton-hole or lacehole strip split so as to have front and rear orinner flaps alongits edge, stitching fastening the strip to thequarter-edge, and stitching fastening the lining to the rear or innerflap of the strip between such flaps and the quarter-edge, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

10. In a boot or shoe, a buttonhole or lacehole strip havingattaching-flaps along its inner edge, stitching fastening thequarter-edge between these flaps,and stitching fastening the rear flapto the lining-edge, substantially as and for the purpose shown anddescribed.

11. A button-hole fly in one piece having its inner edge or margin splitor divided longitudinally, forming two flaps, in combination with aquarter or quarter and lining of a shoe, the front or outer flap on thefinished side being united to the quarter or quarter andlining by a lineof stitching forming avseam, which is afterward turned in such a manneras to be covered by the rear or inner flap, which forms astrengthening-stay and makes asmooth finish on the under side of saidseam, substantially as and for the purpose shown and de scribed.

12. The method of attaching a button-holc or lace-hole strip to a bootor shoe quarter, which consists in providing thcstrip with two flapsalong its inner edge, with the inner or under flap wider than the other,fastening the narrow front flap to the quarter-edge, and fastening thewider flap to the under or inner side of the quarter, substantially asand for the purpose shown.

In testimony'that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this13th day of January, 1887.

GEORGE VALIANT.

XVitnesses:

WILLIAM A. SARGENT, Z. T. FRENCH.

